Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2001
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Ten year old, Bobby, was watching the evening news with his dad. As a report about war in the Middle East ended bobby turned to his dad and asked, "Dad, how do wars begin?"
His father replied, "Well, son, take World War I for instance. It all started when Germany invaded Belgium …"
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 27, 2002
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MERCY PLEASE
As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just as the soldiers
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Contributed by Troy Borst on May 7, 2003
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ILLUSTRATION… Anthony Campolo, The Power Delusion
Too many times women are made to feel that they should apologize for being mothers and housewives. In reality, such roles can be noble callings. When I was on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, there were gatherings from time to time to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just as the soldiers touched the lid,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev’s widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just as the soldiers touched the lid,
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Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Nov 6, 2006
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There’s the true story of a young married man who was accepted as an African Missionary. It was the great ambition of his young life. He reported to New York harbor with his wife and soon arrived in Africa. It wasn’t long, however, that he found his wife could not physically tolerate the
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 13, 2009
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A FATHER'S LOVE
A father had told his son he would send him to sleep in the attic with only bread and water for his supper if he disobeyed. Well, the boy disobeyed and was sent to the attic. But the father couldn’t eat. He had his son on his mind and his heart.
His wife said, “I know what you
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Oct 26, 2009
I’ve seen lots of parents who instilled a dream in their children. In fact, Wailam’s (my wife’s) mother gave her the dream of studying in America. But her mother died before she could see that Wailam finished her education at the American School. As a result, Wailam had to go through a long,
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 7, 2011
EVERYONE'S PROBLEM
A mouse looked out through a crack in a farmhouse wall and was distraught to discover a mousetrap. When he went to tell his buddies, the chicken said, "Sorry, pal, not my problem." The pig said, "I'll pray for you." The cow was busy and said, "Come back later." Dejected, the
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Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 5, 2011
BREZHNEV'S HOPE
As Vice President of the U.S., George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev's widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just as
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Nazarene
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
I’m not talking about perfection, but I am talking about a desire for perfection.
“Let me explain with an example from marriage. Let’s suppose my wife asks me to go to the store and buy some things, but I deliberately buy a number of other things instead. It is not a mistake on my part; rather, I
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Contributed by Bruce Emmert on May 7, 2001
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On a scale of 1 to 10, how optimistic are you about your future? In that great mid-life crisis movie, City Slickers, Billy Crystal’s character Mitch attends career day at his son’s grade school. Mitch is anything but optimistic. His son had told everyone that his dad was a submarine captain, but
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United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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When Charles Goodyear was just twenty-six years old, he had made his first fortune. He had set up the first hardware store in America that sold only domestically manufactured farm implements. Everything was going in his direction. Then suddenly, things changed. Several of his suppliers closed their
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Contributed by Mark Adams on Sep 10, 2011
TITANIC: CODE OF HONOR
I bet a lot of you remember the movie Titanic. That song came out, and for a few days we loved Celine Dion, until we'd heard it so many times we started wishing we could put her on that boat to sink with the rest of them.
Titanic was a movie that was loosely based on the
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Contributed by Frank Zerbel on Feb 4, 2005
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I remember setting in the church office working on a sermon when I heard something in the sanctuary. As I got out there I saw a ragged young man stepping out the door. I caught up with him and asked if I could help him. He was crying and proceeded to tell me who he was and that he felt something
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**Obituary for Marvin Barker Sr.**
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Marvin Barker Sr., who was called to his eternal home on [date]. Born to Virgil Barker Sr. and Anna Barker, both of whom have preceded him in death, Marvin lived a life full of love, devotion, and faith. He
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